Slingshot pistol



March 21 1950 M. JARNAGIN suncsaow PISTOL Filed July 17, 1948 INVENTOR.'MMVl/V JAR/VA Gl/V Patented Mar. 21, 1950 UNITED. STATES PATENT2,501,568 I j t 7 SLINGSHOT PISTOL Marvin Jarnagin, Detroit, Mich. I fApplication ul 1 7,1948, SerialNo.39,259.- l

4 Claims. (01. 124-17) in a pistol like manner.

Another object of the invention is to generally improve slingshots, andto provide a slingshot which is comparatively simple in construction,economical to manufacture, and emcient in use.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention willbecome more apparent as thedescription proceeds, reference being madefrom time to time to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thewithin disclosure, in which drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device embodying my invention andillustrating the relation of the parts when the device is in the cookedposition.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device illustrated in Fig. 1 after themissile has been projected.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the device shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevational view of the device shown in Fig. 8. 1

Fig. 5 is a section taken substantially on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, it will be understoodthat in the embodiment herein disclosed the reference character Iindicates a supporting member which simulates the barrel of a pistol, towhich is secured a hand grip 8. The members 1 and 8 are preferablymortised, as at 9, and are preferably secured together by means of abolt ID, or other suitable means.

stapled, as at H, to the top of the supporting member I, and extendinglongitudinally thereof and overhanging the ends is a pair of heavy wiremembers I2 and I3 which are preferably secured together along apredetermined area, as at M. The free portions l5 and I6 are arranged tospring outwardly in diverging manner as shown in Fig. 2.

The forward ends of the members l2 and I3 are bent outwardly andupwardly to form supports I! and I8 for elastic members I9 and 20. Therear ends of the members l2 and Marc bent up wardly and outwardly toform fingers 2| and 22. which are arranged to hold the missile carryingelement 23, in which is positioned a missile 24 to be projected. It willbe noted that the missile 24 is positioned in the member 23 behind thefingers 2| and 22, so that the device remains in cocked position so longas the iin gers 2| and 22" are held closely together as hereinafterdescribed.

Slidable in a slot 25 positioned in the hand grip 8 is a member 26 whichconsists of a pair of wires welded together along their front portionand bent downwardly to form a trigger 21. The wires comprising themember 26 extend upwardly in a diverging manner to define retainers 28and 29 for the free ends of the members l2 and 3 as shown in Fig. 1.When the trigger 2! is-depressed, the member 26 slides in the slot 25moving the retainers 28 and 29 to the position as shown by the dottedlines in Fig. l, in which position the free ends of the members l2 and3, and the fingers 2| and 22 are permitted to spring outwardly torelease the member 23, and the projectile 24. After the missile 24 isprojected, the fingers 2| and '22 are pressed together whereupon themembers 28 and 29 may be moved forwardly into the retaining position asshown in Fig. 1. Another projectile is then positioned in the member 23,and the elastic bands i9 and 2B are stretched rearwardly so that the newprojectile positioned in the member 23 may be located back of thefingers 2| and 22. In this position. the device is again ready to bedischarged.

A slight bulge is formed, as at 39, on each of the members I2 and I3,which bulges serve to offer slight resistance to the rearward movementof the members 28 and 29 so that a safety factor is provided, wherebythe device cannot be discharged without additional pressure beingexerted on the trigger 21. v

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of asupporting member simulating the barrel of a pistol, a hand grip on saidsupporting member, a pair of rods supported in substantially parallelrelation on said supporting element, said rods being bent and rebent toform posts for supporting elastic bands, elastic bands secured to saidposts, the rear ends of said, rods being bentto form fingers arranged tosecure therebetween a missile carrying element secured to said rubberbands, and a slidable trigger having fingers arranged to securetherebetween the rear portions of said rods.

2. In a device of the character described in combination, a supportingmember simulating the barrel of a gun, a hand grip secured to saidsupporting member, a pair of rods secured to said supporting member,said rods terminating at one end in a pair of posts adapted toaccommodate the ends of elastic bands, the other ends of said rods beingbent to form a pair of springable fingers, and a trigger mechanismslidable in said hand grip, said trigger mechanism having means forholding and releasing said fingers for outward movement of said fingerswith respect to the longitudinal median line of said supporting member.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of astructure simulating a hand gun, a pair of rods secured to saidstructure, said rods being bent at the front end to form a U- shapedmember adapted to support elastic bands, said rods being slightlydivergent at the rear and being bent upwardly to form a pair of fingersfor holding said elastic bands in stretched condition, and a triggermember slidable'in said structure, said trigger member having a pair offingers for holding the rear ends of said rods against divergence.

4. The combination defined in claim 3, in which there are protuberancesformed near the rear end of said rods, said protuberances being arrangedto co-act with the fingers of said trigger member to provide initialresistance to the releasing of said rods from the said trigger member.

MARVIN JARNAGIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS McDonald July 3, 1934

